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Down & out, on the road : the homeless in American history
- Title
- Down & out, on the road : the homeless in American history / Kenneth L. Kusmer.
- Author
- Kusmer, Kenneth L., 1945-
- Publication
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
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Details
- Description
- ix, 332 p., [10] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.
- Alternative Title
- Down and out
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. The problem of the homeless in American history -- 2. The origins of homelessness in early America -- 3. The emergence of the tramp, 1865-1880 -- 4. Tramps, trains, and towns, 1880-1915 -- 5. Organized charity, social workers, and the homeless -- 6. Who were the homeless -- 7. On the road -- 8. In the city -- 9. A changing image : the homeless in popular culture, 1890-1930 -- 10. From tramp to transient : the great depression -- 11. The forgotten men, 1935-1975 -- 12. A new homeless?
- Call Number
- IDS 02-4466
- ISBN
- 0195047788 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 00140074
- OCLC
- 45707720
- Author
- Kusmer, Kenneth L., 1945-
- Title
- Down & out, on the road : the homeless in American history / Kenneth L. Kusmer.
- Imprint
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- IDS 02-4466